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Portugal faces significant challenges with energy poverty, as over two million residents endure inadequate heating and poor insulation during winter months.
In Johannesburg, Reggie Yates examines the lives of white South Africans facing extreme poverty in informal settlements, highlighting ongoing economic inequality and social change.
145 tons of grain are dropped over eight days to feed 10,000 people in a South Sudan village facing starvation and conflict.
Haiti's healthcare professionals in Port-au-Prince face overwhelming challenges in treating victims of violence following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021.
Hubert, a student from Cameroon, navigates the complexities of higher education in Northern Cyprus amid rising human trafficking and exploitation, as lawyer Yağmur advocates for victims.
Migration from Stolipinovo, Bulgaria, to the Ruhr region of Germany highlights the challenges of temporary employment and low wages faced by over 40,000 Bulgarian workers.
In central Brittany, France, a booming job market exists alongside a severe shortage of affordable housing, leaving many local workers without suitable accommodations.
In the Bronx, a citizens' movement launched the Twin Parks project to improve living conditions in a neighborhood that had shifted from 70% white to 80% Black and Puerto Rican since 1973.
Migrant workers in the Champagne region of France endure exploitative conditions, highlighting the hidden costs of luxury production amid record sales by major brands.
In Sierra Leone, a miner struggles to support his family on less than 3 dollars a day while industry leaders and geologists navigate the complex diamond trade.
Bill Denby owes $480 to a furniture company while struggling to support his wife and three children in a challenging financial situation.
Media narratives often highlight global challenges, yet organizations like the United Nations and World Bank reveal significant progress in poverty, healthcare, and education.
Southeast Turkey and Syria continue to face a humanitarian crisis one year after the February 2023 earthquakes, with residents criticizing stalled reconstruction efforts despite President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's promises.
In Lima, a 10km wall symbolizes the stark divide between wealth and poverty, raising questions about inequality and access to basic resources like water.
Johannesburg, South Africa, faces significant challenges of crime, poverty, and resilience in the post-apartheid era, as explored by filmmaker Adrian Loveland.
Ashley Solis works late into the night at a fruit-picking job, balancing her responsibilities as a senior at Watsonville High School and caregiver for her siblings.
A third of Cape Town's 3.7 million residents live in informal settlements, struggling for basic services like water, sanitation, and electricity.
In Madagascar, twins are abandoned at birth due to local beliefs that they bring curses upon their families, highlighting deep-rooted cultural superstitions.
Georgians receive $3 a month in pension payments, while the country struggles with crippling debt despite significant foreign aid and loans.
In Mogadishu, Somalia, a volunteer ambulance service risks their lives to provide medical assistance in a city plagued by conflict and instability.
In remote regions of South Sudan, vaccine inequality is highlighted as the race to vaccinate vulnerable populations against Covid intensifies amid global disparities.
Some poor white South Africans feel marginalized by government job policies favoring black citizens.
Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas in 2019, leaving Haitian migrants homeless and facing deportation while living in makeshift shelters.
In Dhaka, Bangladesh, a clinic staffed by acid attack survivors provides support and healing for young victims, highlighting their resilience and friendship.
In Cambodia, the illegal child sex exploitation trade is examined through the perspective of a family photographer documenting the harrowing realities.
Less than 0.3% of U.S. GDP is spent on foreign aid, according to Bill Gates, who argues for increased engagement with Africa to improve global stability.
In Brazil, the demand for plastic surgery has surged by 40% in two years, with low-income women in Rio gaining access to affordable procedures.
In 2020, approximately 20,000 migrants reached the Canary Islands from the west coast of Africa, marking a tenfold increase from the previous year.
Philippines women face poverty, leading to selling their babies online for survival.
In Rio de Janeiro's favelas, children face constant danger from gang violence as the Brazilian army is deployed to combat drug gangs for the first time in 30 years.
In Houston, Texas, a mother searches for her trafficked daughter amid a growing crisis that has made the city a hotspot for child sex trafficking.
In Benin, where voodoo is an official religion, impoverished families often sell their children to repay debts incurred during voodoo initiation ceremonies.
Chen Guan Bao hosts a controversial event for New York's homeless in Central Park.
Nearly 600 people died of cholera in Malawi in late 2022, marking the country's deadliest outbreak in 20 years.
In Islamabad, 500 Christian families face dire conditions and increased anxiety after a church attack.
A quarter of a million migrants crossed the Darién Gap in the first four months of 2024, facing extreme dangers along the way.
Since 2015, an estimated 25,000 unaccompanied minors have crossed the border from Venezuela into Colombia, often using dangerous smuggling routes.
Cuba faces an ongoing economic crisis marked by food shortages, poverty, and deteriorating infrastructure, revealing stark contrasts to its tourist image.
Cuban basketball players are defecting to pursue better opportunities abroad, as highlighted by Ade Adepitan's visit to Puerto Rico to interview a former star.
A £20 cut in universal credit has left many in Blackpool struggling, prompting local pizzeria Amazing Graze to provide free food and support.
In the French-Italian Alps, migrants face extreme challenges while navigating dangerous mountain paths in their quest for asylum in France.
One in 27 women die during childbirth in the Central African Republic, where midwife Olga Yawa delivers babies in dangerous conditions.
Kabila's rise in Congo promises change but faces significant challenges and widespread poverty.
The ongoing conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine severely impacts civilians, as they navigate daily life amidst violence and destruction, with support from international organizations.
In Arizona, migrants face extreme and potentially fatal conditions while attempting to cross the US-Mexico border, highlighting ongoing tensions in the region.
In Haiti, pregnant women are fleeing to the Dominican Republic for safer childbirth amid a collapsing healthcare system and escalating gang violence.
Eswatini, ruled by King Mswati III for 38 years, faces widespread poverty and demands for democratic reform amid growing discontent among its citizens.
Eight million Ethiopians face starvation as the country endures a prolonged conflict with Eritrea, which has lasted for over two years.
